Newbuildings
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New Buildings (officially written as Newbuildings) is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies about 1 km (0.6 mi) from the shores of the River Foyle and 5 km (3 mi) south of the city of Derry/Londonderry. It remained a small settlement until the 1960s when large amounts of social housing was built on adjoining townlands. It had a population of 4,496 people in the 2001 Census. Today, the village consists of four churches (Methodist, Independent Methodist, Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic), two primary schools, a post office and a wide range of housing.
[edit] History
The village was founded in the early 17th century as part of the Plantation of Ulster on land allotted to the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of London.
[edit] 2001 Census
Newbuildings is classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as being within Derry Urban Area (DUA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 4,496 people living in Newbuildings. Of these:
- 27.1% were aged under 16 years and 11.4% were aged 60 and over
- 49.0% of the population were male and 51.0% were female
- 3.5% were from a Catholic background and 94.8% were from a Protestant background
- 3.5% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
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